The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-30

spicuous light in Congress and was
the contemporary of the statesmen
who played such prominent partin
that drama. He was a soldier, states
man and diplomat of the Confed-
eracy; a representative in Congress
in 1873 and Senator in 1877, until
he entered Mr.. Clevelands Cabinet
as Secretary of the interior.
Socially Mr.. Lamar is DELIGHTFUL
companion, but up to this time he
has not entertained much, although
he appears frequently in society. AS
he is now married however, aud has
a home of his own, it is confidently
predicted that his house in " ash
ington will be presided over with an
elegance unsurpassed in Cabinet
circles. The story of the romance
that led to the second marriage of
the Secretary has recently been told
by the press all over the country, but
the true version of the affair has
never been printed.
Mr.. Lamar and his wife we're born
and reared in the same town and
their childhood aud youth we're
passed together. The father of Mrs.
Lamar was James Dean, who was
large planter and prominent peliti-
clan, representing his county in the
Legislature. He was a man of
wealth and lived in princely style
Just outside OF the city limits. With
in a stones throw was the elegant
and hospitable residence of Mr.. La
mar, the father of the Secretary.
Miss Henrietta Dean grew up to be
a beautiful woman, and her accom-
plishments, beauty and wealth at
tracted many suitors for her hand.
Among the most prominent of these
was a young man named Holt and
Mr.. Lamar. Two men were never
constituted who we're more unlike in
their tastes and ambitions. Holt
was eager for commercial success
and the management of great indus
trial enterprises. Lamar was a stu
dent and poet, with an ambition for
position in the literary world. Both,
however, were equally energetic in
their efforts to secure the hand and
heart of the lovely and accomplished
Miss Dean. The efforts of Mr.. Holt
were successful and he gained the
consent of the young lady and they
were married. Their lives were
happy and prosperous, and the victor
was successful as we'll as the van
queshed. Gen. Holt, at the time of
his death, was at the head of great
railroad and one of the financial
kings of the State. He left large
fortune and an elegant residence
over which his widow presided with
the elegance and true cordiality that
always distinguishes the cultured
Southern woman. Mrs. Lamar is
some 49 years of age, but with her
erect and graceful carriage, her
bright and young looking face, she
would never be judged so old but for
her beautiful silvery hair. Her chief
charm, however, is in her elegant
manners and courtly appearance.
The Lamars promise to take a
very prominent part in Washington
society for the remainder Of the win
ter, now that they have the necessary
requisite of wealth as we'll as official
position. The courtly presence and
intellectual conversation of the Sec
rotary, the elegance of his wife, and
the artistic taste and wit OF Mrs.
Lamar, jr., promise to add a needed
charm to official society. Miss Jen-
ME Lamar, the only daughter, will
do her part toward making the house
one of the pleasantest ones at the cap
ital. The young lady has poetical
face, is blonde Of pronounced type,
tall and graceful with a beautiful
mouth and brown expressive eyes.
She is quick in conversation and,
though young, is entirely at home in
society, and promises to become
reigning belle.